Posted on 01/19/2019 10:38:49 AM PST by Moseley
“Has the US enacted such “special protections” to any Country other than Israel?”
The law is presented as combatting international boycotts led by foreign powers whose purpose and effect is to severely disrupt U.S. foreign policy.
So in theory the Anti-Boycott Act is NOT just limited to Israel, but to any organized, coercisive international boycott led by a foreign power which is disruptive to U.S. foreign power.
But I don’t think it has ever been used other than for the anti-Israel boycott by the Arab League.
In fact, one of the hallmark features of the Arab League boycott was that every participant was required to demand that any potential business partner, supplier, vendor, etc., CERTIFY that it was also participating in the anti-Israel boycott.
So every participant in the boycott — whether countries or businesses — was sending inquiry letters or forms to countries not participating and demanding that they certify they would participate in the boycott.
One would not only agree to boycott Israel, but to boycott any other company not boycotting Israel.
But that was also how the Anti-Boycott Act weakened it.
The Anti-Boycott Act ordered any company receiving such an inquiry to immediately report it to the Office of Anti-Boycott compliance.
It is against the law to receive an inquiry and FAIL to report the inquiry.
This turned the thing on its head.
Any inquiry about participating in the boycott of Israel became a violation if not reported immediately.
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